Outline & Tentative Schedule
April, 2010
Chancellor Brown appoints Paul Watson as Chair of the NCAA Division I Self-Study Steering Committee
May 24, 2010
Orientation conference call with Dan Calandro, NCAA Liaison, and preliminary discussion of the self-study process
June-August, 2010
Preparation of tentative written plan for conducting self-study
August 17, 2010
Submission of tentative written plan to NCAA
August 26, 2010
Meeting of Paul Watson, Terry Denniston, Rick Hart, and Laura Herron to review details of videoconference and overall self-study plans
August 31, 2010
UTC announces the beginning of the NCAA self-study process through a press release
August 31, 2010
Creation of UTC website for NCAA Certification process
September 7, 2010
Orientation videoconference; self-study process begins
September 30, 2010
Announcement of NCAA study process at first university faculty meeting, in The Echo (student newspaper), and on the UTCINFO email system.
September to October 31, 2010
Subcommittees begin meeting and collecting data; subcommittees answer all self-study questions and prepare reports
November 1, 2011
Governance and Rules Compliance subcommittee and Academic Integrity Subcommittee submit first drafts of reports to the Steering Committee for evaluation
November 8, 2011
Gender Equity and Diversity and Student Well-Being Subcommittee submits first draft of report to Steering Committee for Evaluation
November 15 – December 15, 2010
Subcommittees make necessary revisions in reports based upon evaluations of the Steering Committee
December 17, 2010
Revised subcommittee reports submitted to Self-Study Chair for compilation of subcommittee reports into a first draft
January 15, 2010
First draft completed and evaluated by Steering Committee with reports returned to subcommittees for revision as necessary
February 15, 2011
Second draft completed and evaluated by Steering Committee with reports returned to subcommittees for revision as necessary
February 28, 2011
Final draft approved by Steering Committee
March 1-15, 2011
UTC self-study posted on UTC web site for comment.
March 16-31, 2011
Final revisions made in self-study, followed by final approval by the Steering Committee
April 1, 2011
Process begins of entering in final report into the Athletics Certification System
April 15, 2011
UTC self-study formally submitted to NCAA via Athletics Certification System
April 29 – May 31, 2011
NCAA staff liaison reviews UTC report for preliminary analysis
June 1 – August 15, 2011
NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification reviews self-study
report and approves issues
August 15, 2011 or later
At least two weeks prior to evaluation visit by the peer-review team, UTC responds to issues identified by the Committee on Athletics Certification in its analysis of material submitted on the Athletics Certification System
October 1 – November 18, 2011
Peer-review team conducts evaluation visit and writes report at
some time during this interval
Fall, 2011z
Within two weeks of campus visit, peer-review team sends written report to UTC for response
December 15, 2011
UTC responds to peer-review team report
February, 2012
NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification deliberates and issues a final decision
April 2012
Certification decision announced publicly
